Josh Valencia
UFC DebutNickname“The Animal”
Record
Streak
W8
- Fighting out of
- Tijuana, Baja California
- Born
- Mexico
- Camp
- Reyes Gym
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Josh Valencia makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
43-46
.483 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
6 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 9 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 5 subMMAX 13 · MMAX 12 · MMAX 11 · MMAX 10 · MMAX 9 +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jimmy Geggie | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:37 | MMAX 13 | Jul 28, 2007 |
| W | Rick Cesinger | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:29 | MMAX 12 | Jun 30, 2007 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:42 | MMAX 11 | Apr 21, 2007 | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:41 | MMAX 10 | Mar 31, 2007 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:17 | MMAX 9 | Mar 3, 2007 | |
| W | Raul Peralta1-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:03 | MMAX 4 | Aug 19, 2006 |
| W | Jorge Lopez11-12 | Submission | Armbar | R0 | 0:00 | MMAX 3 | Jun 3, 2006 |
| W | Miguel Valdes | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | MMAX 1 | Mar 25, 2006 |
| L | Shannon Gugerty15-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:58 | TC 7 | Jan 29, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.